Pension Liability - Total $14.1 billion⁶ - Per household $761¹

Union Membership Density:

• Total-11.6%
• Private Sector-5.1%
• Public Sector-48.9%

Right to Work: 

• Forced unionism 

Government Sector Collective Bargaining Laws:

• Police/Fire: Municipal Public Employees Labor Relations Law
• State: State Employee Labor Relations Act
• Education: University of Maine System Labor Relations Act
• Municipal: Municipal Public Employees Labor Relations Law

Paycheck Protection Law:

• No Provision

Secret Ballot Protection:

• No Provision

Forced Card Check:

• No Provision

Government Sector Binding Arbitration Provisions:

• State: Title 26, Ch. 9B, Section 979D-4
• Police: Title 26, Ch. 26, Section 965-4
• Fire: Title 26, Ch. 26, Section 965-4
• Teacher: Title 26, Ch. 26, Section 965-4

Public Access to Government Bargaining Sessions:

• Me.  Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 1, § 405(6)(D) (Either Party can Close Meeting)

Project Labor Agreement Bans:

• Legislative Document 1275

Government Employee Strike Policy:

• State (Prohibited) Title 26 Chapter 9B Section 979-C
• Police (Prohibited)  Title 26 Chapter 9B Section 979-C
• Fire (Prohibited)  Title 26 Chapter 9B Section 979-C
• Teachers (Prohibited) Title 26 Chapter 9A Section 964

Maine Labor News

• Maine’s largest medical marijuana company accused of anti-union retaliation Posted on: May 14, 2013
  

  By Whit Richardson, The Bangor Daily News

  A national labor union on Monday morning filed a formal complaint with the National Labor Relations Board against the Wellness Connection of Maine, accusing the medical marijuana company of subjecting its employees to unfair labor practices.

• State union seeks meeting with LePage on possible shutdown Posted on: May 7, 2013
  

  By Steve Mistler, Portland Press Herald

  The union representing state employees has requested a meeting with the LePage administration to discuss plans to prepare for an “inevitable” shutdown of state government.

• Construction groups, LePage protest company’s plan to use only union workers on natural gas pipeline Posted on: March 22, 2013
  By Whit Richardson, BDN Gov. Paul LePage, along with two of Maine’s major construction trade
• UMaine System claims some faculty members’ labor tactics illegal Posted on: March 21, 2013
  By Whit Richardson, bangordailynews.com Faculty at several University of Maine campuses are participating in illegal work
• GOP lawmaker’s bill would bar public employee unions from giving to political campaigns Posted on: January 25, 2013
  By Matthew Stone, Bangor Daily News The public employee unions that played a major

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